Take a peek inside the studio:
Watch Organic Alchemy and get an inside view of Alicia's studio process.
In the studio:
Alicia's art studio was once located in Seattle in the historic Inscape Arts Building on the outskirts of Seattle's International District. In 2021, the studio was relocated near the Sun Valley resort in the mountains of Idaho.
![Organic Alchemy](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_8c60a6a9413648a286915f2e8643732df001.jpg/v1/fill/w_684,h_385,enc_auto/file.jpeg 1x, https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_8c60a6a9413648a286915f2e8643732df001.jpg/v1/fill/w_1368,h_770,enc_auto/file.jpeg 2x)
Creative process:
Alicia paints with a blend of bee's wax, a plant based resin called Damar Gum and organic pigments in a process known as Encaustic Painting.
For Artists:
Learn Encaustic Painting with Alicia Online: Check out the current offering of online courses here!
Encaustic Live Workshops
Learn the art of encaustic painting with Alicia Tormey
Click here to visit the WORKSHOPS page for details.
Check out the ARTIST RESOURCES for tutorials , materials, books and more...
![AliciaTormeyStudio](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_27b8a532950c4c30a8e71d9de374c95f.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_196,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4ccc7d_27b8a532950c4c30a8e71d9de374c95f.jpg)
Alicia Tormey at work on a large encaustic painting
![EncausticPaint](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_b98fa23da1e44cbfb216156c7a6610b7.jpg/v1/fill/w_91,h_73,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4ccc7d_b98fa23da1e44cbfb216156c7a6610b7.jpg)
Hot pot of encaustic paint
![Encaustic Pallet](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_0036396126ad4d7ba4609500f7a3745a.jpg/v1/fill/w_91,h_91,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4ccc7d_0036396126ad4d7ba4609500f7a3745a.jpg)
Molten wax on encaustic pallet
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Alicia Tormey in her Seattle encaustic studio
![Encaustic Paint](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_8c4bbd9375eb40fdaccc1ad87646d632~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_143,h_116,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4ccc7d_8c4bbd9375eb40fdaccc1ad87646d632~mv2.jpg)
Rainbow of hot pots filled with encaustic
![Torching the surface](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_3b0024e596a44bd08c9fd0e906021b4f.jpg/v1/fill/w_91,h_91,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4ccc7d_3b0024e596a44bd08c9fd0e906021b4f.jpg)
Alicia Tormey torching the painting's surface
![DamarResin](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_e82ee5c5f8534b408f8f1bfe1f35150d.jpg/v1/fill/w_91,h_68,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4ccc7d_e82ee5c5f8534b408f8f1bfe1f35150d.jpg)
Making encaustic medium with Damar resin
![EncausticArtStudio](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_6b163ae278324dccb29b50bb5a217234~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_104,h_78,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4ccc7d_6b163ae278324dccb29b50bb5a217234~mv2.jpg)
Alicia Tormey's studio ready for an encaustic workshop
![Molten wax](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_2390626187ab4e758a33b45a13f0045f.jpg/v1/fill/w_91,h_68,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4ccc7d_2390626187ab4e758a33b45a13f0045f.jpg)
Encaustic medium
![AliciaTormey](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_929f6dfb08ef4cdb8da463749c7b3295.jpg/v1/fill/w_91,h_68,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4ccc7d_929f6dfb08ef4cdb8da463749c7b3295.jpg)
Alicia Tormey in her encaustic studio
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Alicia Tormey's encaustic studio
![Damar](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_c4e7bfc8fa6f41df8f7d9a9ec03c822b.jpg/v1/fill/w_84,h_126,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4ccc7d_c4e7bfc8fa6f41df8f7d9a9ec03c822b.jpg)
Damar resin crystals in Alicia Tormey's encaustic studio
![Encaustic Painting](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_3d45520ecc274c739ab362f46462f133.jpg/v1/fill/w_95,h_126,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4ccc7d_3d45520ecc274c739ab362f46462f133.jpg)
Wax drips of an encaustic painting
![Encaustic Techniques](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_7f534570fc9642df9ef39419b80a2f49.jpg/v1/fill/w_91,h_68,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4ccc7d_7f534570fc9642df9ef39419b80a2f49.jpg)
Scraping wax from the surface of an encaustic painting
![Encaustic Paint](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_5322fd4ca5ee4f36ba08199f5d4c1dfa.jpg/v1/fill/w_91,h_68,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4ccc7d_5322fd4ca5ee4f36ba08199f5d4c1dfa.jpg)
Molten rainbow of encaustic hot pots
![WaxBrushes](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_14588e1ccecd44ce8e1b56cfeae7643e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_104,h_104,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4ccc7d_14588e1ccecd44ce8e1b56cfeae7643e~mv2.jpg)
Encaustic brushes
![shellac burn](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_fab0ce9f9739442da7b35438295e80e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_104,h_104,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4ccc7d_fab0ce9f9739442da7b35438295e80e9~mv2.jpg)
Encaustic painting in progress with shellac burn
![Inscape Arts Building](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_e516cbcbde964a78a092cb4beca5cc31~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_104,h_104,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4ccc7d_e516cbcbde964a78a092cb4beca5cc31~mv2.jpg)
Facade of historic Inscape building in Seattle.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4ccc7d_9f2acf19456c4f358f86dde67d6d2fcc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_33,h_44,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/4ccc7d_9f2acf19456c4f358f86dde67d6d2fcc~mv2.jpg)